Argus Eyes, December, 1958

As the New Year gets underway, the big news is the continuing new product program which will have
some startling introductions in the months to come. Nineteen fiftynine will surely be known as
Argus' year of automatic products,because our engineers are now preparing exciting new automatic
features for both movie and color slide cameras! Based on the tremendous market potential of new
products slated for introduction in 1959, our sales forecast anticipates a 24% increase over 1958!
And 1958 ended with sales volume slightly above the preceding year, despite the effects of recession
during a great part of 1958. Certainly we can say that the new year holds great promise for healthy
Argus progress. Of cour se, our new products are extremely costly due to engineering and tooiing
requirements . These costs are warranted because the results mean so much to our success in the
years to come. However, it is necessary to opérate at a reasonable profit during this per
iod, and this can only be accomplished by a combined effort to keep costs down in every possible
way. Each penny saved through less scrap loss will count . . . each helpful suggestion turned in
will count. Working together, I know that 1959 will be a Happy New Year for all of us at Argus.
SYLVANIA - GENERAL TELEPHONE MERGER WILL AFFECT ARGUS ONLY BY ADDED STRENGT H As you have previously
been advised, a merger of Sylvania with the General Telephone Corporation has been proposed, subject
to approval of the share owners of both companies. This merger will be quite different from the
SylvaniaArgus acquisition. When Argus became a part of Sylvania there was a definite melding of
physical and financial assets, and operation

was established as a división under over-all Sylvania management policies. On the other
hand, General Telephone operates more like a holding company . When they merge , the structure of
the incoming company is retained and operation is continued on an independent basis. Thus, Sylvania
will continue to opérate as it has in the past, and such benefits as group insurance and the
Savings and Retirement Fund will continue. Important benefits of the merger will be diversification,
a stronger financial foundation for future development, greater activity in foreign markets, and the
ability to assume a greater share in the national defense effort. This of course means more security
and a sound future for all of us . VICE PRESIDENT DUDLEY SCHOLTEN MOVES TO SYLVANIA HEADQUARTERS

Our Sales and Advertising Vice President, Dudley J. Scholten, has been appointed to the New York
Sylvania headquarters staff for a special management assignment in connection with coordination of
the

proposed merger . This new assignment is a well-deservedopportunity for Dudley to expand his many
abilities on the corporate level. Dudley has been an important part of the Argus management group
for 12 years. Initially he was legal counsel and secretary. For the past 8 years, during our period
of greatest expansión, he has guided our complete marketing program. I know that everyone at
Argus joins me in wishing Dudley the best of good fortune in his new position.

About The Cover

Colby Chapman, daughter of Carlos - Sales - shows "how it's done" on the private
skating rink in her own back yard.

Pre-retirement Planning Program Completed

Argus' now-famous Pre-Retirement Planning Program has recent - ly completed the last of its ten
sessions, noted Mary Burris, Employee Services Manager who helped work on the program. Twenty-six
senior Argus employees enrolled in the special course which was under the direction of Woodrow
Hunter, University of Michigan gerantologist, and arranged through the University Extensión
Service. It is hoped to be resumed at a later time. Classes were held in St. Paul's Lutheran Church
every Tuesday morning f rom 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Some of the topics discussed were: "How Can
I Make My Retirement Income Do?", "How Can I Keep My Health and Get Medical Care When I
Need It?", "What Can I Do To Have A Good Family Life After I Retire?". The ages of
those attending the class ranged from 61 through 65.

General Telephone Corporation: A Story Of Growth

A great deal has been published recently about the General Telephone Corporation as a national
organization, but Argus people need look no further than the neighboring community of Saline to see
our prospective co-workers in action. General Telephone Company of Michigan is an operating
subsidiary of General Telephone Corporation, serving 160 exchange communities in the state with
23,000 telephones! Michigan General Telephone exchanges border the state on all sides, and include
areas of both the upper and lower penínsulas. Headquarters are in Muskegon. General Telephone
covers 34% of the state's land mass. Representative exchanges served by General Telephone are:
Muskegon, Owosso, Alpena, Adrián, Ludington, Coldwater, Sturgis, Three Rivers, Alma, Mt.
Pleasant, Gaylord, and Saline. The company is the largest independent (non-Bell) telephone company
operating in Michigan. It employs 2,700 people, with an

annual payroll of aproximately 9.5 million dollars. Capital assets at present have a valué
of $69 million. General Telephone of Michigan is a good example of most independent telephone
operations, with activities largely in locations which are steadily being developed both through
diversification and the movement toward "suburban" living. And this is where the future
growth lies. A typical case in point of this growth pattern can be illustrated in Michigan, in the
small resortrural communities of Whitehall and Montague which lie side-by-side at the head of White
Lake, connected with Lake Michigan by a steamer channel. The two communities increased more than 40%
in population over the ten years from 1945 to 1955. Then three big industrial plants suddenly
blossomed in the area. DuPont and Union Carbide each constructed plants totaling $18 million and
employing over 300 people, while Hooker

chemical Co. of Niágara Fallscompleted a $12 million plant employing over a hundred people
. To Whitehall and Montague this meant an influx of new money and increased employment which would
continue to increase. To General Telephone of Michigan' s Whitehall exchange it meant more phones
and phone service, and more to come as the are a further developed as a chemical center. This same
story of growth is happening in many General Telephone ar e as, with the direct result of both more
telephones and better telephone facilities and service. It is an impressiveandchallenging future
that is beckoning to General Telephone, a company whose over 3 million telephones in thirty states,
Canada, British Columbia, Haiti and the Do minie an Republic, are expanding at the rate of 15,000
each month . . . and whose position in our national economy already gives it the status of a
national public utility.

Impressive appearance is equally effective from front or re ar view. Big lens features light
intensity control, while complete button control panel and pre -view window are located conven -
iently at back of the President.

A new prestige leader for Argus' color slide projection line is the recently introduced
President, a 500 watt projector with many new power operation features and a unique "magie
-touch" control panel. This topof-the-line projector sells for $149.95. Designed for
particularly accurate color slide reproduction, at most distances and with a minimum of manual
effort, the President's advancedfeatures list is long and impressive. Of perhaps special interest is
its unique light intensity control allowing peak performance for either extremely shadowy or bright
scènes. The control also allows identical showing at either long or short projector-to-screen
distances. Other features are power-operated elevation, variable timer control; back-up and repeat
control; tilt adjustment, f. 3. 3. lens; professional "stage-show" focusing with
micrometric knob; individual slide selector; illuminated pre-view window; easy-access slide trays
for 35 mm., 828 or 127 slides; 15' remote control cord; single slide adapter; power cooling;
all-metal construction with carrying case and a lifetime Argus guar antee. THE "SPECIAL" .
. . LOWEST COST AUTOMATIC SLIDE PROJECTION

In handsome, modern styling with blue-green metallic finish, the new Argus Special offers
automatic projection at the surprisingly low price of $29.95! In addition to automatic slide
changing, the SpeciaPs features include slide protection with convection cooling plus a heat
absorbing glass shield; 150 watt illumination; low-cost, indexed slide trays holding 30 slides and
easily loaded through the top; a blank screen between each slide projection and an evelation
adjustment. It will show 127 or 35 mm. slides. The new economy leader carries the same Argus
lifetime guarantee as more expensive models.

MEET THE NEW ARGUS COUPLED EXPOSURE METER

ONE STEP EXPOSURE MAGIC . . . As a new accessory available for use with the C44 camera (also the
C4, Model R), the Argus "coupled exposure meter" adds an even further dimensión in
ease and speed of operation to this fast operating camera. The unit, costing only $19.95, locks in
position on the small bracket found on all Model R (rapid wind) C44 and C4 cameras, coupling
instantly to the shutter speed dial. In use, the desired shutter speed for a picture is set on the
meter. The meter, in turn, automatically sets the shutter. The user then merely points the camera at
the subject, matches the meter reading to the lens, and the exposure setting is complete! Along with
other major optional accessories to thé C44 (turret viewfinder and interchangeable lenses),
the new coupled exposure meter makes the C-44 one of the most versatile 35 mm. cameras in the world
in its price range.

Sales Report

#2 in a series of letters from our far-flung Salesmen

From : Bob Cox District Sales Manager Indianapolis

Every year here in the Hoosier Capital hundreds of thousands of racing fans thrill to the running
of the Indianapolis 500 mile race. The best cars and drivers in the world participate, and speeds of
185 mph and f aster are attained. Every driver who ever won the 500 gave credit to his crew - the
team who built and maintained the car. The same thing is true of manufacturing and promoting the
Argus line of products. Argus products have to be of the finest quality in the world if we are going
to win the confidence of our dealers and their customers. Here's an example of how quality and sales
promotion - the car and the driver - work hand in hand: Guaranteeing 20 good color slides on the
very first roll of film or the customef's money back, Gatchels Camera Shop, Louisville, Kentucky,
promoted the Matic C3 on radio and in the newspapers for two weeks. This was the first time a
manufacturer and a camera outlet ever combined to guar antee results; the entire promotion depended
on the quality of the Match -Matic C3. The success of the promotion was an eloquent tribute to
everyone connected with the manufacture of Argus products . . . out of the 60 cameras sold, not one
was returned! This successful promotion demonstrated the importance of quality, and proved that our
customers can thoroughly depend on Argus integrity in each and every product. Best wishes for the
New Year.

"a Painter In The House"

Certainly near the top of just about anyone's list of Argus's more accomplished spouses must
appear Connie Carpenter, wife of Roy who is Sales Promotion Manager of Argus. Connie's interest
inpainting (she paints under her maiden name, by the way, Constance McMillan) goes way back to her
childhood in Maine, where she remembers always being fond of sketching. Her steady, natural artistic
development was encouraged by her mother's own interest in painting. When she reached Bennington
College, Vermont, in 1942, she knew what she wanted to do, and embarked on the long and arduous task
of learning how to paint well. Following graduation in 1946, she taught high school, still learning,
practicing and experimenting in her free time. Then in 1953 she accepted a Fellowship at Mills
College in California, leaving two years later with a Master's Degree in painting. All the while she
attended summer art courses and programs in other colleges throughout the country, too.

Her work showing steadily more accomplishment and the makings of a true, professional talent in
the eyes of her instructors and other art critics, Connie gave more and more time to the development
of her style. In 1952 she began putting her art up for sale... and soon was established, and
recognizedbymany as a promising young painter. In the past six years Connie 's paintings have
appeared in over forty national and regional exhibits, stretching f rom New York to California.
Including both water color paintings and occasionalsculptures, she has sold around a hundred pieces
... at prices ranging from $10.00 for some water color s to $175.00 for some oil paintings. (For
those interested, Mrs. PatrickRoss, whose husband works in the Sales Department, acts in her spare
time as one of Connie's "agents" for her water color paintings.) At the present time,
Connie is working hard to get ready for a one-woman New York showing in April. Of perhaps special
interest to many might be the unusual amount of time Connie spends on simply getting ready to work
on a painting. A good example is a series of four paintings which have just about been completed . .
. and about which Connie is most deservedly happy! They are based on a poem, Four Quartets, by the
noted contemporary poet, T. S, Eliot. Alltogether, she has spent about three months doing them, the
first month of which was occupied solely in procuring background material on the poetry and doing
trial sketches and water color paintings of her ideas. She even "sat in" on a number of
University courses in which the poet was being discussed! Summing it up, Connie said, "It's
hard work for me, and requires much concentration . . .butthesatisfaction to be gained is certainly
well worththe effort". Husband Roy, obviously proud of having a painter in the house, ended the
interview with an equally flattering, " She 's turning out to be a pretty good cook,
too!"

Anniversaries Celebrated

Argus Blood Donors Do Themselves Proud

Of the 425 pints of blood given for the Ann Arbor Industrial Blood Bank recently, 97 of them came
f rom Argus people, reports Mary Burris, Employee Services Manager. She hastened to add, however,
that many more volunteered their blood for the drive but were turned down for minor health reasons,
since the Red Cross requirements are extremely high. This year's Ann Arbor Industrial Blood Bank
represents 22 local companies with total employment of over 3,500 people, any of whom, as well as
their own families, are eligible for f ree blood f rom the

Bank at any time during the year. The need must be specified by a physician, of course, Mary
noted. The American Red Cross, which supervises the national blood program, states that over 4
million bottles of blood are used every year (about 8 bottles every minute of every day!) to treat
the ill and injured. Mr. St. Aubin, local director of the Red Cross chapter, also noted that each
pint given costs about $6.00 simply to take, process and store. This is paid for by the local Red
Cross chapter which is supported by your Ann Arbor United Fund contribution. Average cost of blood,
when not f ree, runs about $25pint.

Carriage Trade

ROBERT JOHN PESTER Born December 4 Weight - 8 lbs. Father, Bruce Pe ster -Engineering, Robert
John has two olderbrothers, David - 10, and Michael - 7 years old.

TRACIE DIANE ANGER Bom November 2 Mr. and Mrs. Torn Anger are happy to announce that they have
adopted a daughter, Tracie Diane. Congratulations! Torn works in Engineering.

LESTER THOMAS BATES Born December 4 Weight - 6 lbs. 2 oz. Torn and Joanne Bates are the proud
parents. Torn works in Shipping. JAMES LESLIE MURPHY Born October 1 Father - Chuck Murphy, Sales.
Sorry we missed this in the last issue, Chuck, but congratulations anyway!

Inez Lawson, Machine Shop, was lucky enough to get her deer at 10:30 A.M. the second day of
hunting season; a 180 Ib. spikehorn, shot near Houghton Lake. Russell J. Widmayer shot a 170 Ib., 4
point buck the opening day at 10:30 A.M. at Kalkaska. Russ also works in the Machine Shop. Don
Clark, Machine Shop, was happy to get a 6 point buck, weighing 180 lbs., right here in Washtenaw
County. Jack Schilling, Machine Shop, shot a 165 Ib. doe near Lewiston the opening day. Frank
Skoman, Tool Room, didn't go f ar f rom home either. He shot his deer near Howell. Paul Gibson and
son went to the Upper Peninsula for their 10 point and 8 point deer. Paul works in Maintenance. Many
other Argusites were lucky enough to get their deer this year, but these are the ones we have
statistics on at press time. Congratulations to all of you!

Around The Shop

If you smelled food cooking in the old brewery on the 23rd of December, and investigated the
cause, you would have found Henry Chris - topherson cooking the ham and Torn Kentes brewing the
coffee for the Service Department Christmas lunch. A gift exchange was held around a small Christmas
tree following lunch. The Sales Department had a gala Christmas party, inviting members of the
Advertising Department, Systems and Procedures, and General Administration to jointhem around their
Christmas tree for a pot luck lunch on the 23rd of December. June Fairchild, Engineering, was happy
to announce recently that her husband, Nathan T. Fairchild, had passed the Bar and has accepted the
office of Assistant Prosecutor in Adrián. We are sorry we will be losing June this month, but
want to offer our congratulations and best wishes to both her and her husband. We extend our sincere
sympathy to Gertrude Holcomb on the death of her husband, Oral. To Bob McFarland and hisfamily, we
extend sympathy in the loss of his father. We are glad to see Lucille Barth and Grace Dreschel back
in the Paint Shop. They have both been on the sick list, but we hope they are feeling much better
now.

Bessie Green, retired from Argus a year ago, was married to Ed Toler in Compton, California,
December 15, 1958.

Sports Review

After the completion of half of the bowling season, it is anyone's guess which team will end in
first place. After Friday night's league competition (Dec. 6) the three top teams were knocked off
for four points each, which has tightened the race. At the present time the Bud Twining Service,
Green Hornets and Argus Q.C. are one, two, and three, but close on their heels and only two points
behind are the Argusnots and McDonald's Drive Inn. At the present time there are only three men who
have rolled games of D. Crump have rolled games of 235. on the honor roll. They are G. Theros and L.
Schwanbeck, who have both rolled games of 235. The highest three game series bowled so f ar is 626,
which was rolled by D. Crump, who had games of 222 - 232 - 172. The highest average honor is held by
D. Zemke, who is knocking over the pins at a 175 average; and close on his heels are G. Bock, his
teammate, and R. Leggett, with a 172 average. The first person to achieve the feat of bowling three
games of the same identical score was H. Nabb, whose triplicate score was 171; and the first
individual to have rolled ten consecutive spares in one game was D. Zemke, which is an
accomplishment not often achieved. Won Lost 1. Green Hornets 34 22 2. Bud Twining Service 34 22 3.
Argus Q.C. 33.5 22.5 4. Argusnots 32.5 23.5 5. McDonald's Drive Inn 32 24 6. Thirsty Five 29.5 26.5
7. Atomic Five 26 30 8. Braves 26 30 9. Shipping 26 30 10. Lions 26 30 11. Maintenance 25 31 12.
Highballers 24 32

The Company has reeently introduced a new style 17 n televisión set called the
"Dualette." As the name implies, it can function both as a table model and a portable. It
was designed to fill the demand for a table model that would fit in with any home decor without
sacrificing the moveability features of a portable. The set has an all-plastic cabinet and its over
-all weight comes to 33 lbs. This set represents a new advance in the 110-degree picture tube that
was introduced by the Company two years ago. The Tripotential picture tube used in this set has
fewer and less

plicated elements than did the original 110-degree tube and is 2-18 inches shorter than previous
tubes. Finished back and front, the Dualette comes equipped with a 39 H telescopio antenna and is
only 12-12 inches deep. The set will be available in two models - the 17D203, with a 3-12 inch front
mounted speaker, in coral and white, listing for $189.95 and the 17D303, with dual front mounted
speakers, in turquoise and white or beige and white, listing for $199.95. Employees can purchase the
Dualette at a substantial discount with discount slips obtained through the employee store.

In Memorium

We extend sympathy to the family of John Engelhardt, who died suddenly November 18.
"Dutch" worked in Maintenance as a carpenter until his retirement in August, 1956.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Nina Walterhouse, who passed away December 6 after a long
illness. Nina had been a Bench Inspector in the Machine Shop since 1943.

Featured Events

Teens, the Law, and Juvenile Justice

Impulsive behaviors can get teens in trouble with the law. Michael Kelly, Criminal Defense and Family Law Attorney, will discuss how to best avoid this trouble and what to do if youth need help. Kelly will especially highlight issues pertaining to youth with ADHD at 7 pm on Wednesday March 11 in the Downtown Library’s Multi-Purpose room. There will be plenty of time for questions from the audience. This event is cosponsored by Children and Adults with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) of Washtenaw County.

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